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I'm assuming that your son must have had extensive physical therapy. If not, that is crucial. Also, is your son seeing a pain management doctor? Besides medications for his pain, one thing that I would ask about are Botox injections. These relax the muscles so that they are not tensing up. Or what about nerve block or trigger point injections? I get all of these injections to relax my neck and shoulders and head which greatly helps my severe migraines caused by my stroke. There have to be solutions for your son. Good luck.View Thread

I would assume that you have tried taking your dad to doctors to see if anything can be done with his sight. If not, that should be a priority. From the way you describe his sight, he is functionally blind. How would you all respond to suddenly being blind? No reading, no TV, at least like it used to be, etc. etc. Your dad is dealing with a major loss! Perhaps you could get him some therapy to help him to adjust. Just because he doesn't want to go to a health club doesn't mean he is wrong. Health clubs are not the thing for many even healthy people. What activities could he get involved in with his lack of sight? I don't have a clue and maybe he doesn't either. Try some compassion first. Get him to a therapist who had the skills to help someone who has just become blind. Good luck.View Thread

With no other answers in 3 weeks, I will give this a lame try. Have you had any physical therapy for your feet? I don't know, but PT helped me with severe pain in my arm after my stroke. Also what about Botox injections in your feet? I was alerted to botox injections to help with any leg pain that might develop after my stroke. Why not the feet? Also could you describe your tooth pain? Does it feel like stabbing, shooting or electric-like shocks? Maybe you have Burning Mouth Syndrome or Trigeminal Neuralgia which I got the latter after my stroke. Many doctors aren't familiar with these illnesses. Perhaps you could suggest these possibilities to your doctor.View Thread

Dr, Senelick is right. I had the worst headache of my life for a good 3 weeks, then had a full stroke. It is not worth it. Go the ER even now after a week if you haven't been to one already.View Thread

It's anyone's guess with your mixture of alcohol, drugs and not eating. You can still see a neurologist who could diagnose you. You don't seem at all troubled by your lack of memory or difficulty conversing, but if so, I would get to a neurologist sooner than in a few years. Good luck to you.View Thread

Yes, those are common symptoms after a stroke or it could be from her meds. Give her time and a lot of love. That can make a big difference. It hasn't been long at all since her stroke. Are they giving her any meds to try to control her cholesterol which is a risk factor for more strokes? Also if she has trouble speaking, called aphasia after a stroke, you could get her to a speech therapist. I needed a lot of that after my stroke and I had very little energy and needed a ton of sleep after my stroke. But I had severe physical disability after my stroke, which remains to some degree 5 years later, but I am grateful for what I have. Your mother is conscious and does not need a feeding tube. Count your blessings. The stroke could just as well have killed her. Give her some time. And ask her doctors what is normal. Good luck.View Thread

Why do your relatives want to move her to FL? What assistance are they going to give her compared to your care? I assume that the "relatives" must be either her husband or your siblings? If not, it would seem like you being her daughter would have the say in it.View Thread

I do cry very easily and also rise to anger far more easily than I did before my stroke. My emotions seem to be very close to the surface. I am on an anti-depressant and do not suffer from depression or mood swings. Definitely strokes can cause behavioral changes.View Thread

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